An art, manufacturing and making festival has announced the first snippet of its line-up after a two-year hiatus.
The Festival of Making will be returning to Blackburn on June 11 and 12 after being cancelled for the past two years due to the Covid-19 pandemic.
The line-up includes Swiss artist Studio Zimoun, band Mr Wilson’s Second Liners, and Aardman animations, creators of Wallace and Gromit, Shaun the Sheep, Chicken Run and Morph.
FIRST LINEUP ANNOUNCEMENT 📣
— Festival of Making (@festofmaking) April 21, 2022
We're now in the 8-week countdown to the festival and, ahead of the full programme reveal, we’ll be bringing you up-to-date announcements on contributors, workshops, exhibitions, performances, talks and more. #FestivalofMaking
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The festival is a celebration of UK making, from the kitchen table to the factory floor.
There will be an array of making workshops, theatre and musical performances, community projects, installations, local food producers and more.
Festival organisers are looking forward to creating opportunities for communities to come together and enjoy shared experiences as the borough moves forward beyond the pandemic.
Crowds of more than 40,000 are expected to flock to Blackburn, bringing a fantastic buzz about the borough and boosting the economy for local businesses.
More acts are set to be announced closer to the festival.
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